The news media fiddles while Rome burns. As two more major financial institutions collapse the news media is obsessed with whether or not Sarah Palin is the reincarnation of Davy Crockett. While the media is obsessed with Lipstick we don’t know if we’re going to get into a war with Russia or if Israel is going to attack Iran. America is falling apart and no one is talking about our future. When is the news media going to focus on what the candidates are specifically going to do and get out of tabloid journalism mode?